Environmental Studies MCQ : Set-16

MCQ Questions On Environmental Studies .

Answer are given in Bold highlight . 

1 Which state proposed a ban on all types of polythene packing for the first time in India?

  1. Himachal Pradesh
  2. Madhya Pradesh
  3. Kerala
  4. Karnataka

2 Which year was declared as the ‘Water Year’ by Indian government

  1. 2010
  2. 2004
  3. 2007
  4. 2000 .

3 Who coined the slogan of ‘Chipko Movement – Ecology is Permanent Economy?

  1. Jawaharlal Nehru
  2. Salim Ali
  3. Sunderlal Bahuguna
  4. Rachel Carson .

4 Who had stated in the Stockholm Conference in 1972 that poverty was the greatest polluter?

  1. Indira Gandhi
  2. Mahatma Gandhi
  3. Rajiv Gandhi
  4. Jawaharlal Nehru .

5 Wild life protection act was formulated during the period of ______

  1. Mrs. Indira Gandhi
  2. Lal Bahadur Shasthri
  3. Rajiv Gandhi
  4. Morarji Desai .

6 With the signing of ———————- in 1987, a treaty for the protection of ozone layer, the use of ————– was to be banned by the year

  1. Kyoto Protocol, fossil fuels, 2010
  2. GATT, opium, 2000
  3. BOLT, Ammonia, 2000
  4. Montreal Protocol, CFCs, 2000 .

7 World environment day is observed every year marks the anniversary of

  1. Ramsar Convention-1971
  2. Stockholm conference-1972
  3. Rio de Janerio Earth Summit-1992
  4. Indian Forest Conservation Act -1982  .

8 World Water Day is celebrated on ___________

  1. May 22
  2. June 05
  3. March 22
  4. May 11 .

9 MoEF means

  1. Ministry of Forest and Energy
  2. Ministry of Environment and Forests
  3. Ministry of Fuel and Energy
  4. Management of Environment and Forestry .

10 Sedimentation is a

  1. Primary water treatment
  2. Secondary water treatment
  3. Tertiary water treatment
  4. None of these .

11. Rain during November is more acidic than monsoon rain due to

  1. Dissolved CO2
  2. Dissolved SO2
  3. Dissolved NO2
  4. None of the above.

12 Which chemical was responsible for Bhopal gas tragedy?

  1. Methyl iso Cyanate
  2. Benzene Hexa-Chloride
  3. Tri Nitro Toluene
  4. 2 & 3 .

13 Ganga Action Plan in India was launched in the year _________

  1. 1988 
  2. 1986
  3. 1980
  4. 1978

14 What is the name of the action plan for sustainable development in the Twenty first century framed in the Rio Declaration on Environment & Development 1992)?

  1. Action 21
  2. Agenda 21
  3. Rio 21
  4. Declaration 21 .

15 Enrichment of water body by nutrients like hosphorus and nitrogen called ____________________

  1. Succession
  2. Eutrophication
  3. Stratification
  4. Climax Vegetation .

16 The worst nuclear accident happened to date is occurred at ___________

  1. Chernobyl in 1986
  2. Three Mile Power Plant in 1979
  3. Sellafield in 1957
  4. Fukushima in 2011 .

17 The legally binding international agreement to reduce Greenhouse gases by 5% 2012 is _________

  1. Vienna convention
  2. Montreal Protocol
  3. Kyoto Protocol
  4. None of the above .

18 Which of the following enhances soil fertility ?

  1. Crop rotation
  2. Improved methods of agriculture
  3. Using new seed varieties
  4. Irrigation .

19 Salinization is ______________________

  1. Accumulation of salts in water
  2. Accumulation of salts in soil
  3. Accumulation of salts in body
  4. Accumulation of salts in animals

20 What is oil slick?

  1. Boiled oil
  2. Cooled oil
  3. Thin film of oil in sea water
  4. Oil in deep sea .

21 Cigarette smoking exposes one to __________

  1. Sulphur dioxide
  2. Carbon dioxide
  3. Nitrogen peroxide
  4. Carbon monoxide .

22 Euro II standard refers to _________

  1. Lowering sulfur content in fuel
  2. Increasing sulfur content in fuel
  3. Lowering carbon content in fuel
  4. increasing carbon content in fuel .

23  What is temporary threshold shift ?

  1. Hearing loss due to excessive noise
  2. Noise that is untolerable
  3. Tolerable noise
  4. Inaudible noise .

24 Acid is an example of _____________

  1. Corrosive waste
  2. Infectious waste
  3. Radioactive waste
  4. Ignitable waste .

25 Any unfavorable alteration of the environment may be called as

  1. Eutrophication
  2. Environmental pollution
  3. Biomagnification
  4. Bioaccumulation .

26 The presence of solid, liquid or gaseous compounds, which may not be normally present, or in excess concentration in the atmosphere is called

  1. Air pollution
  2. Water pollution
  3. Soil pollution
  4. Radioactive pollution .

27 Air pollution from automobiles can be controlled by fitting 

  1. Electrostatic precipitator
  2. wet scrubber
  3. Catalytic converter
  4. All the above.

28 Which of the following is a natural source of Air pollution?

  1. Acid rain
  2. Precipitation
  3. Storms
  4. Volcanic eruptions .

29  Effect of carbon monoxide on blood, causing

  1. H2C03
  2. COHb
  3. C02Hb
  4. HbCO2 .

30 Which of the following is a biodegradable pollutant?

  1. DDT
  2. Sewage
  3. CFC
  4. Freon .

31 The major green house gas which is responsible for causing about 60% of the green house effect on earth among the following is

  1. Carbon monoxide
  2. Methane
  3. NOx
  4. Carbon dioxide .

32 Which of the following is not pollutant causing water pollution?

  1. Biodegradable organic waste
  2. Non biodegradable organic chemicals
  3. Inorganic substances
  4. None of these

33 BOD is a measure of 

  1. Non biodegradable organic matter
  2. Biodegradable organic matter
  3. Both a and b
  4. None of these .

34 Which among the following is not a primary air pollutant?

  1. Oxides of nitrogen
  2. Volatile organic compounds like hydrocarbons
  3. Suspended particulate matter
  4. PAN .

35 Longer exposure to NO2 even in small concentrations may cause disease pertaining to

  1. Liver
  2. Lungs
  3. Kidneys
  4. Heart .

36 Carbon dioxide reacts with moisture in the atmosphere forming 

  1. H2C02
  2. H2C03
  3. COHb
  4. CaHC03 .

37 Global worming means

  1. Increase in solar radiation
  2. Increase in Earths Body Temperature
  3. Acid Rain
  4. All the above.

38  Which of the following is not a Green House Gas?

  1. Ozone
  2. C02
  3. Water vapour
  4. SO2 .

39 Which of the following is not a solution for Global worming?

  1. Reducing fossil fuel consumption
  2. Plantation of more Trees
  3. Deforestation
  4. None of the above .

40. Important sources of land pollution are

  1. Industrial Wastes
  2. Agricultural Wastes
  3. Both a & b
  4. None of the above .

41 Green House effect causes 

  1. Rise in temperature of earth
  2. Increase in rainfall
  3. Lowering of acid rain
  4. Lowering in temperature of earth .

42 Climate and global air circulations are mainly affected by the properties of

  1. Water and air
  2. Temperature
  3. Precipitation
  4. None of the above .

43  What is the maximum allowable concentration of fluorides in drinking water?

  1. 3.0 mg/L
  2. 2.5 mg/L
  3. 2.0 mg/L
  4. 1.5mg/L .

44 Domestic sewage is

  1. Waste water generated from kitchens and bathrooms
  2. Waste water from industries
  3. Waste water from residential areas
  4. None of the above .

45  The noise is measured in

  1. Decibels
  2. Joule
  3. ppm
  4. Celsius .

46  Contribution of carbon dioxide to global warming from industries

  1. 0.5
  2. 0.24
  3. 0.25
  4. 0.75 .

47 Which of the following gas is not concern to green house effect?

  1. C02 
  2. CH4 
  3. S02
  4. Water Vapour .

48 During green house effect, carbon dioxide and water vapours absorbs

  1. Short wave radiations
  2. Long wave radiations
  3. Solar radiation
  4. UV radiations .

49 Acid rains are more prominent in 

  1. Temperate regions 
  2. Tropical regions
  3. Arid regions
  4. Equally prominent in all . 

 

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